Healthcare Assistant roles in Kilmarnock
If you are looking for Healthcare Assistant work in Kilmarnock, whether that is a few shifts a week around study or family, or a full-time permanent post, Protocol Healthcare Services can help you find it.
Kilmarnock and the area we cover
University Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Shortlees and Bellfield, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. East Ayrshire Council commissions much of the care in the area.
We fill posts in Shortlees, Bellfield, Onthank and New Farm Loch and out towards Riccarton, Bonnyton and Altonhill. Work extends across East Ayrshire.
What you would be doing
- ✓ Supporting with meals, drinks and nutrition
- ✓ Assisting with mobility and safe moving and handling
- ✓ Taking and recording clinical observations under supervision
- ✓ Companionship, conversation and keeping people connected
- ✓ Reporting changes and keeping clear records
- ✓ Helping people wash, dress and stay comfortable
Shifts, and how they are booked
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Riccarton work three or four shifts and keep the rest of the week their own. Most people settle into a handful of regular services, often within a few miles of Onthank.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Bellfield is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
What we look for
- ✓A caring, patient and reliable approach
- ✓Good spoken and written communication
- ✓Previous care experience is welcome but not essential, as training is provided
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
What we do for you
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Shortlees and Riccarton, and is reachable when a shift throws something up. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Kilmarnock itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Ayr and East Kilbride often suits the same people, so tell us how far you are willing to go.
Send your availability and what you are qualified for, and a consultant will call you back about work around New Farm Loch. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs in Kilmarnock, answered
Not always. Previous care experience is welcome but not essential, as training is provided We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Kilmarnock that fit what you have done before.
Day, night and weekend shifts, on full-time and part-time patterns. You set your availability and we work to it. Once you are established we can offer regular ongoing shifts rather than one-offs.
Both. We recruit for temporary and permanent positions, and many people start on agency shifts around Kilmarnock before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across nursing homes, residential care, supported living, community services and NHS settings. In practice that means Shortlees, Bellfield, Onthank, New Farm Loch and Riccarton, and out into East Ayrshire. University Hospital is the main hospital in the area.
We have immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Once your registration, right-to-work and DBS checks are in place, shifts can usually follow quickly. Call 020 8951 4510 or send us your details to get started.
Healthcare Assistant Jobs near Kilmarnock
Looking for work in Kilmarnock?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Shortlees, Onthank and the wider East Ayrshire area.